Process for packing articles.



I, A. MILUROIL PROCESS FUE PACKING ARUCLES. APPucMrow msu Juwel, |914.

noi-arman starts entrante oi ERA A. MILLllRN, F YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNR T l-{AMMOCK EGG CARB/1ER. CMPANY, 0h? BUFFALO, NEW YRK, CORPURATION 0F NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters latent.

Patented P/llar. 2t', lidi?.

Application led .'luly 3l., 1914i. Serial No. ldl.

To all whom t may concern.

Be it known that l, lua Ai, Minniron, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful improvements in Processes for Packing Articles, of which the following is a specification. i

My invention relates to an apparatus and method for inclosing the eggs in suitable containers in which they may be transported and is particularly adapted to the shipping of eggs in small quantities by parcel post, etc., to be sent direct from the producer to the consumer, thereby making it possible for and to render the paper more plastic. and

easy to' handle. @n the strip of paper so prepared and suitably supported are deposited any desirable number of the articles to be wrapped, that is as many as will equal the capacity of the particular container in question.

rlhe sides of the envelop are then folded over and pressed around the individual eggs, and this having been done, one end of the envelop is held and the other is twisted, whereby twists are formed therein at each end and between the eggs, and the wrappineq is completed and this most securely, and there is formed, so to speak, a rope s of eggs adapted to be transferred to the container, specially made to re/seive the rope, and provided'with notches or suitable seats formed to receive the twists between the eggs, and suitably spaced to receive the eggs between adjacent seats.

l have shown in the drawing herewith a suitable mechanism for practising this process and a suitable container to receive the rope of eggs. The same reference numerals indicate the corresponding parts in the various figures. Figures l and 2 are respectively top plan and side elevation of a Wrapping mechanism. liig. 3 is an enlarged isometric vew of one end of said mechanism, with portions in section, to show the form of the supporting slides. respectively longitudinal and cross sections of a suitable form of container.

Referring first to the machine for packing this is not essential to the practising of the process here described, for that may be practised by hand, with or without the assistance of machines of various forms, but the machine here shown is light, simple, clean and convenient, economical to manufacture and easy to transport. it may be made more or less of wood but, as here shown is made wholly of thin metal and suitably finished, painted or japanned. .Y

l indicates the base' preferably provided with short legs 2 extending on each side to give a firm support. To grooves 3 on the edges of the base are fitted the horizontal feet 5Y of the slides having standards 6 upwardly extending therefrom and formed with curved lrecesses 7 having notches 8 at their centers, first to receive the envelop and shape the same into a sort of a trough into which the eggs are placed and next to receive. the twists 9 after they have been formed by the torsion, applied by any suitable means, for instance the handle l0 jourlFigsjd and 5 are naled in a bearing il at one end ofk the baseV and provided with a clip l2 to grip the end 'i of the envelop l5.-

The other end of the envelop is twisted around the outside of the end standard and caught into the notch i6 there provided to receive it. Said end standard is also provided with the tongue l? bent to engage with the edge of the base, and act as a sort a oc r.

The minimum distance between the slides is regulated by the length of the foot which engages the adjacent slide, and the mairimum, by astrap 20 on the foot having a head 2l engaging with a slot 22' in the adjacent slide.

lt will be noticed that the entire series of slides is divided into groups of four, all spaced uniformly, except that the spaces between the groups are larger. This is for the purpose of providing between each group 'ilo ion i 'lilo of four eggs a longer twist 40 to permit of sions 32 providing seats to receive the twists and support the eggs in the envelop suitably spaced, so as to be suspended on the wires .as in a hammock out of possible contact with each other and so as to be protected from external injury.

The strips are connected to the heads by bent ends 34: forming resilient hooks or clamps and provided with eyes 35, which extend outwardly through the inclosing coverv 37, when the latter made of sti paper corrugated board or other suitable material, is wrapped around the container. Through these eyes may be drawn cords 38 for securing the cover in position, after lthe rope of eggs has been coiled around the strips.

These containers may be of any suitable size to contain several dozen eggs. ln the size here shown only one dozen is provided for, the eggs being arranged four in each rowor transverse plane. Where the rope passes from one row to the next, the interval is longer and therefore to span the same there must be a longer twisted portion as indicated at 40. To form such longer twists,

-a longer interval is provided between the groups of slides, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, where twelve slides are shown, four in each group.

, Of course the torsion might be applied to both ends simultaneously but in reverse dij rections. However that would be merely an equivalent of holding one end and twisting the otherand would not be so convenient. Having described my invention, I claim, 1. The process of packing eggs for transportation comprising placing the eggs, suitably spaced, on a piece of iiexible material, folding the material over the eggs to inclose them in an envelop, applying torsion to the material firmlyto inclose the eggs and to twist the portions of the material between the eggs, and then supporting the eggs in a suitable centainer at said intermediate twisted portions of the envelop, substantially as described.I

2. rThe process of packing eggs in a paper envelop, comprising first wetting a strip of suitable paper, then depositing the eggs thereon in a row suitably spaced, then folding the paper around the eggs to form an envelop, then applying torsion to one end of' the envelop and holding the other end to twist the portions of the envelop between the eggs.

3. rlhe process of packing eggs for transportation comprising first wetting a strip of suitable paper, placing the eggs, suitably spaced, thereon, folding the paper over the eggs to inclose them in an envelop, applying torsion to thepaper firmly to inclose the eggs and to twist the portions of the paper between the eggsvand supporting the eggs in a suitable container at said intermediate twisted portions of the envelop substan tially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. Y

Y IRA A. MILLIRON.

lVitnesses: y

' J. R. MILLWARD,

" M. L. BREsLrN. 

